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MKS Instruments Inc. (MKSI)On Nov 25: 15.47  Down 0.15 (0.96%)  
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MKS Instruments Inc.
2 Tech Drive
Suite 201
Andover, MA 01810
United States - Map
Phone: 978-645-5500
Fax: 978-557-5100
Web Site: http://www.mksinst.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 600 SmallCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Technology
Industry:Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Full Time Employees:2,631

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
MKS Instruments, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides instruments, subsystems, and process control solutions that measure, control, power, monitor, and analyze parameters of semiconductor, thin film, and other manufacturing processes worldwide. It offers various instruments and control systems, including pressure measurement and control, materials delivery, gas composition analysis, electrostatic charge management, and control and information technology products. The company also offers power and reactive gas products, such as power delivery products, reactive gas generation products, processing thin films, and equipment cleaning products. In addition, it provides vacuum products, such as vacuum gauging products, and vacuum valves and process solutions, as well as electrostatic management solutions, multivariate data analysis and modeling software, and data and yield management software. The company’s products are used in the semiconductor processing steps, such as depositing thin films of material onto silicon wafer substrates, and etching and cleaning circuit patterns; in the manufacture of flat panel displays, data storage media, solar cells, and other coatings; in the energy generation and environmental monitoring processes, such as nuclear fuel processing, fuel cell research, greenhouse gas monitoring, and chemical agent detection; in medical instrument sterilization; and in consumable medical supply manufacturing and pharmaceutical manufacturing. It serves manufacturers of semiconductor capital equipment, semiconductor devices, and thin film capital equipment; other industrial, medical, and manufacturing companies; and university, government, and industrial research laboratories. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts with additional offices in China, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    MKS Instruments Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 58.2% of S&P 600 companies and 70.1% of Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Leo Berlinghieri , 55
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres
    $ 511.00K $ 1.04M
    Mr. Ronald C. Weigner , 63
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, VP and Treasurer
    $ 270.00K $ 0
    Dr. John A. Smith , 58
    Chief Technology Officer and VP
    $ 290.00K $ 61.00K
    Mr. Gerald G. Colella , 52
    Chief Bus. Officer, VP and Acting Group VP of PRG Products
    $ 358.00K $ 57.00K
    Mr. Richard S. Chute Esq., 70
    Sec., Director and Chairman of Nominating & Corp. Governance Committee
    $ 48.00KN/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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